Kamala First Day Haul-49 Million In A Show Of Support.
“After weeks of turmoil over the future of the Democratic ticket, Kessler said the campaign donors he’s courted as a bundler for Biden’s campaign are turning their full attention to Harris and committing to work on her behalf. “They’re really excited, and they are all in,” he said.
Matt Gorman, a longtime Democratic fundraiser, told CNN, “My phone’s been ringing off the hook.”
Gorman said that while he deeply respects Biden, he feels it’s “incumbent” upon him to support the decision that’s been made and “back up Harris.”
He and fellow donors are “excited” about Harris, and he said that he’s received many calls from people who had been holding back their money, now asking where to throw their money behind, whether it’s the Democratic National Committee or specific PACs.
“The energy in the last 6 hours has been reinvigorating and inspiring,” Gorman said.
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The President bowed to pressures within his own party to step aside and allow a new, younger generation to take over and assume leadership roles within the party. The calculation is embedded with tremendous risk but there was no recovering from the President’s disastrous debate performance in late June. Ever since the calls to resign turned into a deafening pitch with little room to discuss any other topics. Kamala Harris now takes the reigns and will go up again Trump in a monumental election.
